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[[caption-width-right:350:"I DEFY YOU, HEART MAN!"]]

'''Valentine's Day'''

'''Original air date:''' 2/14/2000 ''(produced in 1999)''

[=SpongeBob=] and Sandy have prepared a special Valentine's Day present for Patrick. But there's a bit of a delay in getting it to arrive. Will [=SpongeBob=] be able to hold out on an increasingly impatient best friend?
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!!"Valentine's Day" contains examples of:
* OneDimensionalThinking: When cornered against the end of a dock, [=SpongeBob=] and the carnival patrons have no excuse to not run around Patrick or jump into the goo below the dock to escape his furious wrath.
* AccidentalVentriloquism: Patrick makes a stone heart to give to [=SpongeBob=] on Valentine's Day. When [=SpongeBob=] speaks to him from behind, Patrick thinks his friend is trapped in the stone and smashes it to let him out.
* AdaptationExpansion: In the novelization, some scenes were added in and expanded on, such as Plankton suggesting his valentine from [=SpongeBob=] was a trap set up by Mr. Krabs, Patrick guessing his present is a hot dog an octopus was eating, and the crowd saying "Aww!" at Patrick as he hugs the chocolate balloon. Patrick's rampage in the book was also more violent and detailed compare to minor petty acts in the episode.
* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Patrick attacks innocent people and nearly destroys the carnival, [[KarmaHoudini but gets off scot-free]]. In reality, he would get more than just a chocolate balloon, but also some ''serious jailtime'' due to charges of wanton destruction and attempted murder.
* AxCrazy: Patrick eventually becomes this until he sees the chocolate air balloon. He was going to beat up a whole group of people, including his best friend, after he had cornered them on a short pier.
* BackingAwaySlowly: The crowd of fish behind [=SpongeBob=] on the dock take a step back as Patrick closes in on them, leaving the frightened sponge alone to face a potential wallop.
* BalloonBurstingBird: [[ClamTrap Scallops]] (who are the equivalent of birds in Bikini Bottom) try to eat the chocolate balloon as Sandy gets it to the fair.
* BigDamnHeroes: Sandy shows up just in time to save [=SpongeBob=] and the innocent bystanders from Patrick's wrath.
* BigNo: [=SpongeBob=] screams one when he hears Sandy won't arrive on time and has to go to Plan B.
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' No! No B, Sandy! NO B!!! NOOO!!!
* BluntYes: The crowd when they see that Patrick's gift has arrived despite his angry denials.
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Patrick, just turn around!!\\
'''Crowd''': Turn around! Come on! Hey, nincompoop! Behind you!\\
'''Patrick''': [[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription You must think I'm]] [[IgnorantOfTheirOwnIgnorance pretty dumb, huh?!]]\\
'''Crowd''': ''[[BigYes YES!]]'' '''TURN AROUND!!!!!'''
* BodyWipe: When Patrick starts to go berserk, his face fills up the camera as he runs toward it.
* BrutalHonesty: See BluntYes.
* BuffySpeak: "Heart on stick must die!"
* CrowdChant: The carnival patrons chant "TURN-A-ROUND!" when trying to get Patrick to see the chocolate balloon.
* DirtyCoward: Two standouts from the group of carnivalgoers that Patrick corners:
** When a feral Patrick demands that they give him [=SpongeBob=], they immediately and wordlessly kick him out of the crowd.
** When Patrick says that they deserve punishment for not getting him anything either, they instantly produce a bunch of gifts. Patrick says it's too late for that, and they promptly step back to leave [=SpongeBob=] getting attacked first just before Sandy arrives with his real gift.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Patrick goes on a rampage and nearly beats up a group of people, starting with his best friend, all because he seemingly didn't get anything but a mere handshake for Valentine's Day. What’s more is that it’s not even the various people thanking [=SpongeBob=] for the gifts he got them that sets him off; it’s someone ''asking for the time.''
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After noticing what sorts of gifts [=SpongeBob=] got everybody for Valentine's Day, even someone he had ''just met'', Patrick, left with nothing, angrily declares that, "Patrick needs love, too!"
* EntitledBastard: Patrick states that he's angry at the townspeople for not getting him anything either, even though they don't even know him.
* FauxHorrific: While Patrick's rampage is frightening, it only takes an announcement that "there's a chubby, pink starfish on the loose" to get the people in a panic.
* FluffyTamer: Sandy harnesses the scallops to get the balloon back on course.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Patrick smashing a heart rock to pieces [[ItMakesSenseInContext (thinking SpongeBob's inside)]] is the first sign of how dangerous he can get when he wants something.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: The close-up of Patrick's NightmareFace as he closes in on the terrified [=SpongeBob=] almost makes it seem like he's looking at the audience.
* FriendlyEnemy: Plankton is among the people who gets a valentine from Spongebob.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Patrick is bouncing the ferris wheel up and down in anticipation, the fish in the lower seats can be seen being flung out of their seats and onto the pier.
* GoofySuit: A guy in a heart costume becomes a victim of Patrick's wrath, as he tears the costume in half, exposing his [[GoofyPrintUnderwear heart-print boxers]].
-->'''Patrick''': [[LargeHam I DEFY YOU, HEART-MAN!]]
* HypocriticalHumor: At the end after getting his real gift, Patrick tells [=SpongeBob=] that he didn't have to get him anything, despite going on a rampage moments earlier for not getting anything other than a handshake. Of course, knowing [[ForgetfulJones Patrick]], he just forgot about it entirely.
* IdiotBall: [=SpongeBob=] has no excuse to not turn Patrick around himself to see the chocolate balloon when he won't budge.
* ImmediateSelfContradiction:
-->'''Patrick:''' I am NOT, I repeat, NOT going to turn around for ANY reason, EVER!\\
'''Sandy:''' Howdy, Patrick.\\
'''Patrick:''' ''(turns around)'' Hi, Sandy!
* ItsTheBestWhateverEver: [=SpongeBob=] tells Patrick he's going to give him "the greatest, the best-est, the most fantabulous present EVER!"
* JerkassBall: Patrick holds this big time when he nearly tackles [=SpongeBob=] and the others for not getting a Valentine's Day present.
* KarmaHoudini: Patrick gets absolutely no punishments for his destructive rampage.
* KickTheDog: Patrick doesn't just stop at breaking things around the carnival; he grabs an innocent young girl's lollipop and snaps it in half before gobbling it all up. Even [=SpongeBob=] is briefly disgusted by this before Patrick rounds on him and the people behind him.
* LegCling: Patrick does it to [=SpongeBob=] all the way to the carnival.
* MediumShiftGag: One of the things Patrick thinks is his gift is a live-action paramecium he sees under a microscope.
* MisplacedRetribution: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when [=SpongeBob=] points out to Patrick that he shouldn't be attacking the bystanders since it was [=SpongeBob=] himself who failed to make good on his promise. [[EntitledBastard Patrick states that they didn't give him anything either]].
* MoodWhiplash: Patrick goes on a rampage when he doesn't get his valentine; the moment he sees Sandy with the giant chocolate balloon, he reverts right back to his original happy self.
* MyNewGiftIsLame: What triggers Patrick to go on his rampage: the chocolate balloon didn't come out on time, and since [=SpongeBob=] can't tell him what the surprise is, he simply lied to him the gift would be a handshake instead because he didn't want to stay on the Ferris wheel that Patrick kept rocking violently. When Patrick notices other people thank [=SpongeBob=] for the gifts he gave them, he snaps and starts tearing down the theme park.
* NightmareFace: When Patrick goes ballistic, he shows one of these as he goes, "Heart on stick must die!". He gives another really horrifying one when he is looming over the frightened [=SpongeBob=], just before Sandy arrives to save the day.
* OhCrap:
** [=SpongeBob=] gets this reaction when Sandy tells him she's off-course and has to switch to Plan B, and he has an even bigger one when the furious Patrick closes in on him as he braces for the inevitable, just before Sandy arrives.
** An earlier one done by Sandy when she sees the chocolate-eating scallops coming for her.
* PokeThePoodle: One of Patrick's first actions in his rampage is to cut the strings of balloons... [[SubvertedTrope and then destroy the cart it was attached to.]]
* PrimalChestPound: Patrick does one before going on his rampage.
* PsychopathicManchild: Patrick throws a violent temper tantrum and trashes the carnival when he didn't receive his Valentine's Day present.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis:
** "HEART... ON... STICK... MUST... ''DIE!''"
** "TURN-A-ROUND! TURN-A-ROUND!"
* ShaggyDogStory: Inverted. [=SpongeBob=] and Sandy manage to bring Patrick's chocolate balloon to him, and he pops it. Despite this, he’s happy with his gift.
* ShoutOut: Patrick's "I defy you, heart-man!" is a paraphrase of "I defy you, stars!" from ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', Act 5, Scene 1.
* SilenceIsGolden: The brief 30-second montage of [=SpongeBob=] delivering valentines at the beginning, all without any dialogue.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Patrick tries to destroy a giant steel tower with a heart on it. He inevitably fails because it's too heavy for him to lift, and even if it wasn’t it is also bolted to the pier, so he destroys a heart-shaped lollipop instead.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Plankton is seen walking alone and dejected, only to run into [=SpongeBob=], who proceeds to give him a valentine. Plankton himself is taken aback by such an act of kindness.
* TimeForPlanB: Sandy says this to [=SpongeBob=] when the scallops bite at the balloon and lead her off-course.
* TheUnfettered: Not even bouncing, inertia from a rollercoaster, or wind from a funhouse stops Patrick from maintaining a scowl with his hand out.
* UnstoppableRage: Subverted in that the first Heart-On-Stick is a huge steel tower which Patrick fails to destroy. He then sees a little girl with a heart-shaped lollipop, and breaks that.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The other people thanking [=SpongeBob=] for the gifts he gave them were only trying to show their appreciation, but didn't realize how Patrick was feeling and indirectly contributed to the rant-inducing slight.
* ValentinesDayEpisode: [=SpongeBob=] spends Valentine's Day at the carnival with Patrick in this episode.
* ValentinesDayViolence: Patrick becomes enraged when he thinks Spongebob has forgotten his Valentine's Day gift, and causes mayhem at a local carnival, taking it out on random passersby. When his gift, a massive heart-shaped chocolate balloon, finally does arrive, he bites into it, covering the entire carnival in melted chocolate.
* VisualPun: Sandy gives [=SpongeBob=] a heart-shaped acorn and says, "I'm ''nuts'' for you!"
* {{Yandere}}: Platonically, Patrick towards [=SpongeBob=] at the height of his UnstoppableRage.
-->'''Patrick:''' You broke my heart! Now, I'm gonna break something of ''yours''!
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[[caption-width-right:350:You can do all sorts of things with a piece of paper.]]

'''The Paper'''

'''Original air date:''' 2/14/2000 ''(produced in 1999)''

Squidward carelessly throws a piece of chewing gum paper onto [=SpongeBob=]'s lawn and insists he keep it. But he begins to get jealous once he finds out what [=SpongeBob=] is able to do with it.
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!!"The Paper" contains examples of:
* AgitatedItemStomping: Squidward does this to the titular piece of paper after being unable to do anything fun with it and having traded everything he owns for it.
-->'''Squidward:''' Wait! More impressions! A guy... throwing a piece of paper on the ground! A guy ''stomping'' on the piece of paper!
* AllForNothing: Squidward trades in everything he had for a piece of paper which it turns out he's not creative enough to enjoy like [=SpongeBob=] and in the end he's left with literally nothing -- not even his clothes.
* ArtisticLicenseMusic:
** [=SpongeBob=] claims to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" in A minor, but when he plays it, it's in the key of C major. Since A minor is parallel to C major, he's not too far off.
** Gary somehow manages to play different notes on Squidward's clarinet without having any fingers to press down on the board.
* BottleEpisode: The entire episode is set at and around Conch Street, and most of the dialogue is only between two characters.
* CreepyChangingPainting: Squidward's self-portrait of him playing with the paper changes faces when Squidward breaks it in half out of frustration.
* DeadpanDoorShut: When [=SpongeBob=] asks for Squidward's final opinion on not wanting the paper back, Squidward slowly closes the door on him with a stern look on his face.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Squidward could've easily just gotten another piece of candy to have his own paper like [=SpongeBob=]'s, or really from plenty of other places. Instead, he acts as if [=SpongeBob=] is holding the only tiny paper left in the whole world and that one special paper is where all the magic is. Then again, Squidward realizes too late he cannot do any of those talents because he's not creative like [=SpongeBob=].
* DownerEnding: Not for [=SpongeBob=] but for Squidward, who ended up selling everything he had for the paper, only to not be able to have fun with it like [=SpongeBob=] did because he isn't creative like him, and then losing it to Patrick, who uses it to throw away his gum. Also, you can hear winds which means winter's coming, so Squidward is going to freeze in the nude.
* DrivenByEnvy: The entire conflict of the episode is set into motion because Squidward gets green eyed at the idea of Spongebob having fun with a simple piece of paper in spite of Squidward having many different ways of entertaining himself, and tries to one up [=SpongeBob=] in having fun (only to be quickly one-upped each time by [=SpongeBob=]'s creativity with the paper) and then tries to get the paper back to show up [=SpongeBob=] and thus gratify his ego.
* IncrediblyLameFun: [=SpongeBob=] can't believe Squidward would throw away a small scrap of paper when he could use it for so many things. It gets subverted when [=SpongeBob=] actually does find fun ways of using the paper. So many, in fact, that Squidward gets jealous and tries to trade the paper back.
* KarmicTwistEnding: It wasn't the paper itself that let [=SpongeBob=] do all those things, it was his creativity and optimism, which the narcissistic and dour Squidward, who was only trying to get the paper to show up [=SpongeBob=] and gratify his ego, completely lacks, thus meaning he gave away all of his belongings for a worthless piece of paper.
* MagicFeather: The titular paper. Squidward sees all of the fun [=SpongeBob=] is having with it and immediately wants to back to play with, but doesn't realize that it's [=SpongeBob=]'s creativity that made it fun and is only a worthless piece of paper in the hands of anyone else.
* MinimalistCast: Only [=SpongeBob=], Gary and Squidward appear, with a brief cameo by Patrick at the end and a crowd of fish that laugh at the paper’s joke.
* MultipurposeTongue: [=SpongeBob=] is able to make origami figures with his mouth (he calls it "oral-gami"). Squidward tries the same, but he just makes a spitball.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: [=SpongeBob=] finds multiple uses for that one piece of paper, from wearing it as a superhero cape, to playing music, to [[InstantFlightJustAddSpinning using it as a helicopter rotor]].
* NoMatterHowMuchIBeg: TropeNamer. Tired of [=SpongeBob=] trying to return the paper, he tells him that, "no matter how much I may beg, and plead, and cry, don't give that paper back to me, ''ever''!" Naturally, when Squidward wants the paper, [[IGaveMyWord SpongeBob holds him to his word]].
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: As soon as he hears [=SpongeBob=] calling him, Squidward [[GenreSavvy already knows]] things are about to go wrong.
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''(gasp)'' Squidward!\\
'''Squidward:''' ''(spits out his gum)'' Well... time to go.
* StudioAudience: Kids are heard cheering [=SpongeBob=]'s "oral-gami". The same kids boo Squidward's failed attempt at doing the same.
* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: Squidward learns this the hard way in the end when his jealously leads him to foolishly giving away all of his possessions and home for the paper, which turns out to be useless due to Squidward's lack of creativity.
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